A Finding Aid to the Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith Family Papers, , bulk , in the Archives of American Art

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1 A Finding Aid to the Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith Family Papers, , bulk , in the Archives of American Art Catherine S. Gaines 2006 Archives of American Art 750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200 Washington, D.C

2 Table of Contents Collection Overview... 1 Administrative Information... 1 Biographical Note... 2 Scope and Content Note... 3 Arrangement... 4 Names and Subjects... 4 Container Listing... 6 Series 1: Smith Family Papers, Series 2: Russell Smith Papers, Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers, Series 4: Mary Smith Papers, Series 5: Mary Priscilla Smith Papers, Series 6: Photographs, circa

3 Collection Overview Repository: Title: Identifier: Archives of American Art Date: (bulk ) Extent: Creator: Language: 5.1 linear feet Smith family (Philadelphia, Pa.) English Summary: The comprise 5.1 linear feet and are dated , bulk Correspondence, writings, artwork, financial records, printed material, miscellaneous items and photographs provide documentation of the lives and works of painter, illustrator and poet, Russell Smith, and his son, painter Xanthus Smith, and scattered documentation of the lives of his wife, painter and educator Mary Priscilla Smith, and daughter and painter Mary Russell Smith. Administrative Information Provenance The Smith family papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1978 and 1979 by Franklin R. Smith, a family descendent. Alternative Forms Available Portions of the collection are available on 35 mm microfilm reels , and 2062 at Archives of American Art offices, and through interlibrary loan. The arrangement of the collection as described in this finding aid does not reflect the order of the collection on microfilm. Processing Information The Smith family papers were processed in 1981 and much of the collection was microfilmed on reels and The papers were merged, arranged, and described by Catherine S. Gaines in Glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2015 with a grant provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. Preferred Citation Smith family papers, , bulk Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Page 1 of 20

4 Restrictions on Access The collection is partially microfilmed. Use of material not microfilmed requires an appointment. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers. Ownership and Literary Rights The Smith family papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Biographical Note Russell Smith ( ) was a native of Glasgow, Scotland whose family came to the United States in 1819 and settled near Pittsburgh. The Smith children were educated at home, and Russell showed an early interest in art. His first formal training in portraiture and landscape painting was in Pittsburgh under James Reid Lambdin. Around 1827, Smith began painting backdrops for theaters and within 6 years had achieved a national reputation for his theatrical painting. In 1835 he moved to Philadelphia to paint for the Walnut Street Theater, and soon received commissions to paint for theaters in Boston and Washington. Around this time, he also began writing poetry. Even while engaged in theatrical work, Smith continued to paint landscapes which were exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Artists' Fund Society of Philadelphia as early as Russell Smith married Mary Priscilla Wilson, a flower painter and teacher of French and drawing, in By the 1840s, in addition to painting landscapes and theatrical backdrops, Smith was advertising his services as an "illustrator for lectures on various branches of natural science painted in distemper." He accompanied the scientific expeditions of geologists William Barton Rogers and Henry Darwin Rogers to Virginia and the Susquehanna and Juniata River valleys of Pennsylvania in 1844 and 1845 as an illustrator. During this period, Smith also traveled extensively in New Hampshire and upstate New York for summer painting expeditions. The Smiths traveled to Europe with their two children in , touring Wales, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, London, and Paris. Smith visited major museums and private collections, as well as architectural attractions, making sketches and keeping detailed notes of the trip. Smith continued painting landscapes well into old age, even though his long out of fashion works were rejected with increasing frequency by the juries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He died in Born in Milestown, Pennsylvania in 1819, Mary Priscilla Smith ( ) studied at a female seminary in Germantown, Pennsylvania operated by noted educator William Russell (Russell Smith's uncle) in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and at Charles Picot's school in Philadelphia. She eventually became a teacher of French, drawing, and painting at the Picot school, and later taught at a school established by William Russell in Philadelphia. At her husband's urging, Mary Priscilla Smith, already an accomplished flower painter, began painting figures and landscapes, and participated in exhibitions of the Artists' Fund Society exhibitions. After becoming a mother, she painted very little but taught her children, Xanthus and Mary, to draw and paint. Mary Priscilla Smith died in Xanthus Smith ( ) was born in Philadelphia and was educated at home. During the family's European tour of he saw a wide variety of art and, upon returning home, began painting with enthusiasm. Around 1858 he enrolled in a cast drawing class at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Page 2 of 20

5 At the start of the Civil War Xanthus Smith enlisted in the Navy, where he served as clerk to the commander of a flagship guarding Port Royal, South Carolina. He began producing detailed drawings of the ships both for official purposes and his own enjoyment. After the war, he continued painting ships and exhibited many of these paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Further commissions of Civil War subjects followed, and Xanthus Smith was soon recognized as the foremost painter of Civil War naval battle scenes. In the 1880s, Xanthus Smith began painting European landscapes, probably based on his father's sketches made during their tour of Europe. By the 1900s, he was concentrating on portraiture and figure subjects, and continued painting well into old age. His final years were spent in an unsuccessful attempt to publish his autobiography, "An Unvarnished Tale." Xanthus Smith died in Mary Russell Smith ( ) was born near Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Her mother provided her with instruction in flower painting and she sketched animals and insects independently. At age fourteen Mary Smith completed her first oil painting and by 1858 had begun compiling a list of her completed pictures. She was encouraged by her parents to pursue a career as a professional artist. From , and in 1876 and 1878, Mary Smith exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She also participated in exhibitions at the National Academy of Design in New York, and in the 1876 Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia. From early childhood, Mary Smith enjoyed raising poultry, and chickens became her favorite painting subject. Her paintings of chickens were popular with Philadelphia art collectors, and sought after in England. Always sickly, Mary Smith died of gastric fever in At her request, Russell Smith established the Mary Smith Prize, awarded annually by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, for the best painting exhibited by a woman resident of Philadelphia. Scope and Content Note The comprise 5.1 linear feet and are dated , bulk Correspondence, writings, artwork, financial records, printed material, miscellaneous items and photographs provide documentation of the lives and works of painter, illustrator and poet, Russell Smith, and his son, painter Xanthus Smith, and scattered documentation of the lives of his wife, painter and educator Mary Priscilla Smith, and daughter and painter Mary Russell Smith. Family papers include correspondence, writings, printed material, and miscellaneous items. Correspondence, the bulk of which is comprised of letters to and from Russell and Xanthus Smith, covers both personal and professional matters. Among the correspondents are family, friends, colleagues, and arts organizations. Writings, printed material, and miscellaneous items in this series refer either to the entire Smith family or multiple individuals. Miscellaneous items also concern Horace Binder, father-in-law of Xanthus Smith. The Russell Smith papers are comprised of biographical information, writings, artwork, and financial records. Biographical information includes some personal documents such as passports and marriage certificates. Among Russell Smith's writings are an autobiography, transcripts of correspondence, and notes. Artwork consists of loose pages and sketch books containing sketches and drawings in pencil, ink, and watercolor. His financial records are cash books recording professional and personal expenses, and receipts and memorabilia from the family's travels in Europe. The printed material consists of loose clippings and a scrapbook of clippings from Philadelphia newspapers, as well as a small number of exhibition catalogs. Page 3 of 20

6 The Xanthus Smith papers consist of biographical information, artwork, financial records, and printed material. Among the writings are his unpublished autobiography, biographies of his father and sister, impressions of the Centennial art exhibition, journals, notes, and poems. Artwork consists of loose sketches in pencil and ink, and sketchbooks containing sketches and finished drawings in pencil and ink, some colored with gouache or watercolor washes. Financial records are cash books recording personal and professional expenses. Printed material includes clippings and a scrapbook. The Mary Smith papers consist of writings, sketches, and printed material. The papers of her mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, are comprised of writings and printed material. Photographs are of people, artwork, and miscellaneous subjects. People represented are Russell and Mary Priscilla Smith, their children Xanthus and Mary Smith, and several other relatives including Xanthus's wife and Russell's sister, granddaughter, and uncle. Photographs include ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes, along with glass negatives and a small number of original prints. Copy prints have been produced from the glass negatives and other cased photographs. Photographs of artwork are of paintings by Russell Smith, Xanthus Smith, and other artists. Arrangement The collection is arranged as 6 series: Series 1: Smith Family Papers, (Box 1; 0.9 linear ft.) Series 2: Russell Smith Papers, (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear ft.) Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers, (Boxes 3-4; 1.9 linear ft.) Series 4: Mary Smith Papers, (Box 5; 4 folders) Series 5: Mary Priscilla Smith Papers, (21 folders) Series 6: Photographs, circa (Box 6-7, MGP 3, Black Cabinet; 0.9 linear ft.) Microfilm reel numbers and frames are referenced at folder headings in parenthesis when known. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Educators -- Pennsylvania Illustrators -- Pennsylvania Landscape painting Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Pensylvania Poets -- Pennsylvania Women painters -- Pennsylvania Types of Materials: Ambrotypes Daguerreotypes Drawings Photographs Scrapbooks Page 4 of 20

7 Sketchbooks Sketches Tintypes Works of art Writings Names: Smith, Mary Priscilla, Smith, Mary Russell, Smith, Russell, Smith, Xanthus, Page 5 of 20

8 Series 1: Smith Family Papers Container Listing Series 1: Smith Family Papers, (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.) The series is arranged as 4 subseries: 1.1: Correspondence, : Writings, : Printed Material, : Miscellaneous Items, : Correspondence, Family correspondence is both personal and professional in nature and the bulk of the material consists of letters to and from Russell Smith and Xanthus Smith. Correspondents include family, friends, colleagues, and arts organizations. Represented to a much lesser extent are Mary Smith and Mary Priscilla Smith, along with Russell Smith's niece, uncle and a few other relatives. Box 1, Folder 1-14 Family Correspondence, (14 folders; Reel 2035: ; Reel 2036: 5-160) 1.2: Writings, Writings relate either to the entire Smith family or a variety of individuals. Notebooks are of University of Pennsylvania mathematics coursework. For additional writings see series for individual members of the Smith family. Box 1, Folder 15 Box 1, Folder Lists and Notes, undated Notebooks of [Uncle] Philip Conred ( sic) Kunckle, undated (2 volumes; Reel 2040: ) Box 1, Folder 18 Writings of Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Priscilla Smith, (1 volume; Reel 2040: ) 1.3: Printed Material, Printed material relates either to the entire Smith family or multiple individuals. For additional printed material see series for individual members of the Smith family. Box 1 Box 1, Folder 19 Box 1, Folder 20 Box 1, Folder 21 Clippings and Articles Smith Family, , undated Various Topics, , undated (2 folders) Miscellaneous Publications, , undated Page 6 of 20

9 Series 1: Smith Family Papers Box 1, Folder 22 Papers Read at a Reunion of McGaw Normal Institute...A Memorial to the Life, Work, and Character of Professor William Russell... (ancestor of Russell Smith), : Miscellaneous Items, Miscellaneous items refer either to the entire Smith family or a variety of individuals including Horace Binder, father-in-law of Xanthus Smith. Records include financial records, printed material and memorabilia of Russell Smith, Mary Priscilla Smith and Xanthus Smith, in addition to genealogical notes and printing plates for Binder and Son business cards and an advertisement. Box 1, Folder 23 Financial Records, Printed Material and Memorabilia, (Reel 2040: ) Box 1 Horace Binder Box 1, Folder 24 Genealogical Notes, Correspondence, and Printed Material, , undated (Reel 2040: ) Box 1, Folder 25 Printing Plates (Binder and Son business cards and advertisement; announcement of daughter's marriage to Xanthus Smith), undated Return to Table of Contents Page 7 of 20

10 Series 2: Russell Smith Papers Series 2: Russell Smith Papers, (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear ft.) This series is arranged as 5 subseries: 2.1: Biographical Material, : Writings, : Artwork, : Financial Records, : Printed Material, : Biographical Material, Biographical material includes passports, a hymnal containing genealogical notes, and membership certificates. Also included are the marriage certificates of Russell Smith's parents, of Russell Smith and Mary Priscilla Smith, and of Xanthus Smith and Mary Binder. Centennial exhibition passes include photographs of Russell Smith and Mary Priscilla Smith. Box 1, Folder 26 Biographical and Genealogical Notes, , undated (Reel 2036: ) Box 1, Folder 27 Memorabilia, "Hair at fifty";" Centennial Exhibition Passes, 1862, 1877 (Reel 2037: ) Box 1, Folder 28 Personal Documents, , undated (Reel 2036: ) 2.2: Writings, Russell Smith's writings include an autobiography (with a version edited and completed by Xanthus Smith), and transcripts of correspondence, poems, and notes. For additional writings of Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Priscilla Smith see 1.2: Writings. Box 2 Autobiographical Writings Box 2, Folder 1 Volumes 1-3, circa 1880, circa 1884 (2 folders; Reel 2036: ) Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Box 2 Box 2, Folder 4 Manuscript 1 (holograph), "Autobiographical Recollections of Russell Smith" with additions by Xanthus Smith, circa 1884 (Reel 2036: ) Manuscript 2 (typescript), "Autobiographical Recollections of Russell Smith" with conclusion by Xanthus Smith, circa 1884 (Reel 2036: ) Miscellaneous Writings Volumes 1-3, , undated (Reel 2036: ; Reels 2037: 7-109) Box 2, Folder 5 Volumes 4-5, Page 8 of 20

11 Series 2: Russell Smith Papers Box 2, Folder 6 Volumes 6-7, (Reel 2037: ) (Volume 5 available on microfilm only; Reel 2037: ) Box 2, Folder 7 Volume 8, , undated (Reel 2037: ) Box 2, Folder 8 Volume 9, (Reel 2037: ) Box 2, Folder 9 Miscellaneous Writings, Fragments, Notes, , undated (Reel 2036: ) Box 2, Folder 10 Notebooks 1 and 2, (Reel 2036: ) Box 2 Writings and Correspondence Box 2, Folder 11 Wilmington Opera House, Letters (photocopies) and Clippings, , undated (Reel 2036: ) Box 2, Folder 12 Volume 1 (includes copies of a few letters by Mary Smith), 1851 (Reel 2036: ) Box 2, Folder 13 Volume 2 (Russell Smith's letters, transcribed by Xanthus Smith, and copies of Xanthus Smith's letters), (Reel 2036: ) Box 2, Folder 14 Volume 3, (Reel 2036: ) 2.3: Artwork, Artwork consists of sketch books with notes on France and loose pages with sketches and drawings in pencil, ink and watercolor. Filed with the artwork are printed reproductions of works by Russell Smith and a book of poems with reproductions of cast drawings titled Gems of Modern Sculpture. Box 2, Folder 15 Box 2, Folder Sketchbooks, Volumes 1-2, , undated (Reel 2037: ) Sketches, , undated (2 folders; Reel 2037: ) 2.4: Financial Records, Financial records consist of a series of cash books recording professional and personal expenses, and receipts and memorabilia from the family's travels in Europe. Additional cash books can be found in 3.4: Xanthus Smith Papers, Financial Records. Box 2, Folder 18 Cash Books Page 9 of 20

12 Series 2: Russell Smith Papers Box 2, Folder 19 Volumes 1-3, (Reel 2037: ) Box 2, Folder 20 Volumes 4-5, 8, (Reel 2037: , ) Box 2, Folder 21 Volumes 9-10 (entries for recorded by Xanthus Smith), (Reel 2037: , ; Reel 2038: 5-55) Box 2, Folder 22 Investments, (Reel 2037: ) Box 2, Folder 23 Miscellaneous Financial Records, 1850s-1890, undated (Reel 2038: ) Box 2, Folder 24 Receipt for Medical Attendance, 1873 Box 2, Folder 25 Receipts and Memorabilia from European Trip, (Reel 2038: ) 2.5: Printed Material, This subseries consists of loose clippings and a scrapbook of clippings from Philadelphia newspapers, as well as a small number of exhibition catalogs. Box 2, Folder 26 Box 2, Folder Box 2, Folder 30 Box 2, Folder 31 Clippings, , undated Clippings and Articles, , undated (3 folders; Reel 2037: ) Exhibition Catalogs, Labels, Prospectus, , undated (Reel 2037: ) Scrapbook of Clippings from Philadelphia Newspapers mentioning Russell Smith, (1 volume; Reel 2037: ) Return to Table of Contents Page 10 of 20

13 Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers, (Boxes 3-4; 1.9 linear feet) This series is arranged as 5 subseries: 3.1: Biographical Information, : Writings, 1850-circa : Artwork, : Financial Records, : Printed Material, 1860s : Biographical Information, Box 3, Folder 1 Personal Documents, (Reel 2038: ) 3.2: Writings, 1850-circa 1921 Writings include Xanthus Smith's unpublished autobiography, the biographies of his father and sister, impressions of the Centennial art exhibition, journals, notes, and poems. For additional writings of Russell, Xanthus and Mary Priscilla Smith see 1.2: Smith Family Papers, Writings. See also 2.2: Russell Smith Papers, Writings, for Russell Smith's letters, transcribed by Xanthus Smith, and copies of Xanthus Smith's letters. Box 3 Box 3, Folder 2-5 Box 3, Folder 6-9 Autobiography, "An Unvarnished Tale" First Draft, undated (11 tablets in 4 folders; Reel 2038: ) Second Draft, undated (12 tablets in 4 folders; Reel 2038: ; Reel 2039: 6-74) Box 3, Folder Manuscripts, circa 1920 (3 folders; Reel 2039: ) Box 3, Folder 13 Box 3, Folder 14 Box 3, Folder 15 "Biographical Sketch of Russell Smith by his Son Xanthus,", undated (Reel 2039: ) Biography of Russell Smith, undated (Reel 2039: ) "Contains biographical sketch of Russell Smith by X. S., also account of finding Revolutionary soldiers' graves on his place and then placing monumental stone on the spot,", undated (Reel 2039: ) Box 3, Folder 16 "A Brief Sketch of the Life of Mary Smith, the Painter,", 1878 (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 1 Centennial Art Exhibition Impressions, 1876 Page 11 of 20

14 Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers (Reel 2040: ) Box 4 Box 4, Folder 2 Miscellaneous Writings Miscellaneous Writings, undated (Reel 2039: , ) Box 4, Folder 3 Volumes 1-2, circa 1851 (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 4 Volumes 3-4a and 4b, (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 5-6 Volume 5, European Trip, (2 folders; Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 7 Volume 6, undated (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 8 Volume 7, Journal, U.S.S. Wabash, Port Royal, S. C.; Volume 8, Dimensions of Wabash; Volume 9, "Chemistry Lectures Delivered by Prof. Rogers,", (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 9 Volumes 10-12, Journals, (Reel 2039: ) Box 4, Folder 10 Box 4, Folder 11 Volumes 13, 1862, undated (Reel 2039: ; Reel 2040: 7-18) Notes about Russell Smith with Transcripts of Letters (for biography of his father?), undated Box 4, Folder 12 Notes and Writings, 1852-circa 1921 (2 volumes and loose items; Reel 2040: ) Box 4, Folder 13 "Pictures Painted since Record of Frames ,", undated (Reel 2037: ) Box 4, Folder 14 Scientific Notes, Poems, List of Paintings, (Reel 2038: ) Box 4, Folder 15 Speech Delivered at Women's School of Design, undated (Reel 2040: ) 3.3: Artwork, Box 4, Folder 16 Box 4, Folder 17 Sketchbooks, , undated (Reel 2040: ) Sketches and "Classified List of War Sketches,", 1879, undated Page 12 of 20

15 Series 3: Xanthus Smith Papers (Reel 2040: ) 3.4: Financial Records, For additional cash books see 2.4: Russell Smith Papers, Financial Records. Box 4 Box 4, Folder 18 Cash Books Volumes 6-7, , undated (Reel 2037: ) 3.5: Printed Material, 1860s-1953 Box 4, Folder 19 Box 4, Folder 20 Box 4, Folder 21 Clippings, Articles, Centennial Exhibition Passes with Photographs of Xanthus Smith, 1860s-1939, undated (Reel 2040: ) Clippings, Articles, Miscellaneous Publications, , undated Clippings mentioning Mary Bender (Mrs. Xanthus) Smith, 1882, 1938, undated Box 4, Folder 22 Exhibition Catalog, 1936 (Reel 2040: ) Box 4, Folder 23 Box 4, Folder 24 Report of the Secretary of the Navy with an Appendix containing Reports from Officers; Webster's Army and Navy Pocket Dictionary, "Scrapbook started by Xanthus Smith when on board the U.S.S. Augusta and continued subsequent to the war, ,", (Reel 2040: ) Return to Table of Contents Page 13 of 20

16 Series 4: Mary Smith Papers Series 4: Mary Smith Papers, (Box 5; 4 folders) Box 5 (pam), Folder 1 List of Works, (Reel 2040: ) Box 5 (pam), Folder 2 Obituaries, 1878 Box 5 (pam), Folder 3 Box 5 (pam), Folder 4 Sketches, 1852, undated (Reel 2040: ) Writings, 1861, undated (Reel 2040: ) Return to Table of Contents Page 14 of 20

17 Series 5: Mary Priscilla Smith Papers Series 5: Mary Priscilla Smith Papers, (Box 5; 2 folders) Writings include poems, a chronology and notes. For additional writings of Russell, Xanthus and Mary Priscilla Smith see 1.2: Smith Family Papers, Writings. Box 5 (pam), Folder 5 Box 5 (pam), Folder 6 Printed Material, "The Indian Maid" in The Gentleman's Magazine (Mary Priscilla Smith, translator) and Death Notice, 1838, 1874 Writings, Bound Volume, 1839, undated (1 volume; Reel 2040: ) Return to Table of Contents Page 15 of 20

18 Series 6: Photographs Series 6: Photographs, circa (Box 6-7, MGP 3, and Black Cabinet; 0.9 linear ft.) Photographs included ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes, along with glass negatives and a small number of original prints. Although the original ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes were not microfilmed, copy negatives and prints have been produced from the glass negatives and are filed within the collection. The majority of folders contain the original photograph in addition to a copy negative and/or copy print. This series is arranged as 3 subseries: 6.1: People, circa : Artwork, undated 6.3: Miscellaneous Subjects, circa Although referenced as folder titles, cased photographs are stored separately. Copy prints are found within the numbered boxes and folders and the originals are filed in the "black cabinet". Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers. 6.1: People, circa Among the photographs of people are group and individual portraits of Russell and Mary Priscilla Smith, and their children Xanthus and Mary. There are also images of Russell's uncle, granddaughter, and sister, along with several unidentified individuals. Box 6 (hol) Box 6 (hol), Folder 1 Box 6 (hol), Folder 2 Smith Family Salt Paper Print: Russell, Mary Priscilla, and Mary Smith attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1857, undated (Reel 2062: 33) Russell and Mary Priscilla Smith with daughter Mary, and Margaret Russell Smith (sister of Russell Smith) attributed to Xanthus Smith, undated Box 6 (hol), Folder 3 Andrew Smith (uncle of Russell Smith): Tintype by Xanthus Smith, circa 1865 Box 6 (hol), Folder Box 6 (hol) Box 6 (hol), Folder 4 Box 6 (hol) George Russell Smith: see Xanthus Russell Smith, Jr. and George Russell Smith Margaret Russell Smith: see Smith Family Mary Binder Smith (Mrs. Xanthus Smith): Hand Tinted Photograph, undated Mary Priscilla Smith (see also Smith Family and Russell Smith) Box 6 (hol), Folder 5 Ambrotype Copy Print, circa 1860 Box 6 (hol), Folder 6 Daguerreotypes Copy Prints, circa s (2 items) Box 6 (hol), Folder 7 Tintype Copy Print attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1864 Box 6 (hol) Mary Smith Page 16 of 20

19 Series 6: Photographs Box 6 (hol), Folder 8 Box 6 (hol), Folder 9 Box 6 (hol), Folder 10 Box 6 (hol) Box 6 (hol) Ambrotypes Copy Prints, 1 attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1850s, circa 1865 Daguerreotype Copy Prints, circa 1850s Tintype Copy Print, attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1865, undated Russell Smith Portraits Box 6 (hol), Folder 11 Ambrotype Copy Print, circa 1858 Box 6 (hol), Folder 12 Carte de Visite, undated (Reel 2062: 7) Box 6 (hol), Folder 13 Daguerreotype Copy Print, circa 1848 Box 6 (hol), Folder 14 Box 6 (hol), Folder 15 Box 6 (hol) Box 6 (hol), Folder 16 Box 6 (hol), Folder 17 Box 6 (hol), Folder 18 Box 6 (hol) Glass Plate Negative Copy Prints, circa , undated (Reel 2062: 15-20) (4 glass plate negatives housed in Box 7 and MGP 3) In Studio, Glass Plate Negative Copy Print, undated (Reel 2062: 22) (1 glass plate negative housed in Box 7) With Grandaughter "Polly" (Mary Russell Smith, daughter of Xanthus) Ambrotype Copy Print, circa 1880s Glass Plate Negative Copy Prints, circa , undated (2 glass plate negatives housed in Box 7) With Mary Priscilla Smith, Stereo Tintype, attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1870 Xanthus Smith Box 6 (hol), Folder 19 Ambrotypes Copy Prints, circa 1855 Box 6 (hol), Folder 20 Daguerreotype Copy Print, circa 1855 Box 6 (hol), Folder 21 Glass Plate Negative Copy Prints, undated (Reel 2062: 8) (2 glass plate negatives housed in Box 7) Box 6 (hol), Folder 22 Glass Plate Negative Copy Print, Xanthus in Civil War Uniform, circa 1863 (Reel 2062: 27) Image(s) (1 glass plate negative housed in Box 7) Page 17 of 20

20 Series 6: Photographs Box 6 (hol), Folder 23 Box 6 (hol) Xanthus Smith, Jr., and George Russell Smith (sons of Xanthus and Mary Binder Smith), by Bachrach, 1919 (Reel 2062: 44-45) Unidentified Individuals Box 6 (hol), Folder 24 Couples, Ambrotype, Copy Prints, circa 1865 Box 6 (hol), Folder 25 Couples, Tintype, Copy Prints, circa 1856 Box 6 (hol), Folder Box Blk. Cab. 1, Folder Box Blk. Cab Box Blk. Cab Women, Cartes de Visit, undated (Reel 2062: 32, 34) Smith Family, Ambrotype: Russell and Mary Priscilla Smith with daughter Mary, and Margaret Russell Smith (sister of Russell Smith) attributed to Xanthus Smith, undated Andrew Smith (uncle of Russell Smith): Tintype by Xanthus Smith, circa 1865 Mary Binder Smith (Mrs. Xanthus Smith): Hand Tinted Photograph, undated Mary Priscilla Smith Ambrotype, circa 1860 Daguerreotypes, circa s Tintype attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1864 Mary Smith Ambrotypes, 1 attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1850s, circa 1865 (copy prints in Box 6) Daguerreotype, circa 1850s Tintype, attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1865, undated Russell Smith Portraits, Ambrotype, circa 1858 (copy prints in Box 6) Page 18 of 20

21 Series 6: Photographs Box Blk. Cab Box Blk. Cab Portraits, Daguerreotype, circa 1848 (copy prints in Box 6) With Grandaughter "Polly," Ambrotype, circa 1880s (copy prints in Box 6) With Mary Priscilla Smith, Stereo Tintype, attributed to Xanthus Smith, circa 1870 Xanthus Smith Ambrotypes, circa 1855 (copy prints in Box 6) Daguerreotype, circa 1855 Unidentified Individuals Couples, Ambrotype, circa 1865 Couples, Tintype, circa : Artwork, undated Photographs of artwork are by Russell Smith, Xanthus Smith, and other artists. The photograph of artwork by Russell Smith is of a printed reproduction incorrectly described as being by W.T.R. Smith. Photographs of artwork by Xanthus Smith consist of 17 glass plate negatives without copy prints. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers. Box 6 (hol), Folder 27 By Russell Smith, "Robert Morris by W.T.R. Smith 1831,", undated (Reel 2062: 42-43) Box 6 (hol), Folder 28 By Xanthus Smith, "Copies of Wash Drawings of Battle Pieces - Copies of X. S. wash drawings of Farragut's naval battles Mississippi - Mobil - Kearsarge and Alabama", undated (17 glass plate negatives housed in Box 7) Box 6 (hol), Folder 29 By Other Artists - Portraits of Jacob Krips (Smith ancestor) and Unidentified Individuals, undated (Reel 2062: 46-52) 6.3: Miscellaneous Subjects, circa Box 6 (hol), Folder 30 Landscapes - Unidentified Panorama and Two Aerial Views of the Smith Home, 1934, undated (Reel 2062: 38, 53-56) Box 6 (hol), Folder 31 "Reading Terminal in Progress, X. S. Photo,", circa 1892 Page 19 of 20

22 Series 6: Photographs (Reel 2062: 40) Box 6 (hol), Folder 32 Box 7 Box MGP 3 Three Unidentified Men with Steam Engine (cyanotype by Xanthus Smith, with copy negative and copy print), circa 1870, undated (Reel 2062: 41) Glass Plate Negatives 26 glass negatives Glass Plate Negatives 1 glass negative Return to Table of Contents Page 20 of 20